Crozier Depicting God The Father.Made in Italy (Naples), 1457.Inscribed in Latin "Anthony, Lord Bishop of Potenze, had this made, 1457"..On the back of the throne of the seated blessing figure are the letters "ds pr", certianly identifying him as Deus Pater (God the Father). This crozier, made for the cathedral of Potenza (Basilicata), and others in several southern Italian church treasuries were made in a Neapolitan workshop,
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